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Proteins and nucleic acids are distinguished by the ______ content in their building block molecules

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Nitrogen

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Small, specific amines, or subunit/ monomers that build proteins are called:

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amino acids

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Nitrogen-containing ring structures that chelate a metal ion in the center of the ring, specialized to hold the ion in place without bonding it

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amino acids

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Amino acids contain: (3)

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  1. NH2 amino group
  2. Carboxyl group
  3. R- group (aliphatic or aromatic group)
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A polypeptide becomes a protein when:

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When it develops into its secondary and tertiary structure by folding

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What joins two amino acids?

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Amide or peptide bond

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Amide/ peptide bond is formed by:

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Dehydration synthesis

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What is the most abundant molecule in the cytoplasm besides water?

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Glutathione, an essential tripeptide and antioxidant molecule

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What is glutathione composed of?

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3 amino acids: glutamic acid, cysteine, glycine

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What is the main function of glutathione in the cytoplasm?

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Relieve oxidative stress from cellular processes and toxins

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What is the active part in glutathione?

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thiol (sulfhydryl) group - SH - is the active oxidant scavenger

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How many amino acids are used in making proteins in humans

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20

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How many essential amino acids are there?

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8

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In animals, only the _-form enantiomer amino acids and only _- chiral amino acids are incorporated into proteins

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L- form enantiomer

a-chiral amino acids

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What are the 2 classifications of the 20 amino acids?

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  1. Essential and non-essential

2. Hydrophobic and hydrophilic

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What are the properties that give multiple, diverse possibilities for protein conformation? (4)

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  1. Disulfide bridges
  2. Charged or uncharged molecules
  3. Hydrogen bonds
  4. Hydrophobic/ hydrophilic
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Cysteine and methionine are _____-containing aminos that are important in protein folding and integrity by forming _____ ______

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sulfur; disulfide bridges

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Roles protein play in biological systems (7)

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  1. Enzymes
  2. Structure (connective tissue, skin, collagen)
  3. Messengers/ hormones/ regulatory molecules (metabolism regulation- insulin and glucagon)
  4. Transport (hemoglobin, plasmalemma transport and channel proteins
  5. Movement- tendon, muscle (actin, myosin)
  6. Defense- immunoglobins, or B-cell mediated (humoral) immunity
  7. Nutrient storage- milk protein, albumin
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A polypeptide produced by a ribosome that is a linear, unfolded chain of a.a. linked with peptide bonds

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Primary structure

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Polypeptide structure formed by hydrogen bonding between specific a.a.

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Secondary structure

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This structure folds the polypeptide even further, as disulfide bonds, charge attraction/ repulsions and hydrophobic/hydrophilic attractions are lined up. Most proteins are complete at this stage

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Tertiary structure

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Polypeptide structures created when 2 or more tertiary proteins form similar weak bonds between each other, creating massive, multi-protein molecules

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Quaternary structure

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Molecules that will be acted upon by the enzyme

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Substrate

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Splitting or joining molecules and flipping conformations occur in:

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active sites

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______ and ______ like ATP, vitamins, ions, and porphyrins are part of or introduced into the active site to facilitate reactivity
coenzymes and cofactors
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What catabolizes proteins from food in the stomach and intestines?
Proteases
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Enzymes that hydrolyze proteins and release a.a. into the bloodstream via small intestine absorption:
Proteases
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Complex heterocyclic amine molecules important in enzymatic processes:
Porphyrins
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Porphyrins ______ metal ions into their structure and therefore utilize the ______ _______ properties of the captured metal ion
chelate; electron cloud
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Where are porphyrins usually found?
Active site of enzymes
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One variation of Vitamin B-12 is ________ and its chelate is _________
cyanocobalamin; colbalt
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A metal ion with numerous valence states, and is polychromatic
Cobalt
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Cyanocobalamin is a strong, shocking deep ____ color due to the _______ ion
pink; cobalt
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Nucleotides are composed of:
Nitrogenous base Monosaccharide (simple sugar) Phosphate group
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Nitrogenous bases are ________ amines and are: (2)
heterocyclic 1. Purines 2. Pyrimidines
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Purines have _ rings | Pyrimidines have _ rings
2; 1
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Cytosine, Thymine and Uracil are:
pyrimidines
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Guanine and adenine are:
purines
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Thymine is found in ___ only
DNA
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Uracil is found in ___ only
RNA
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What are the sugars in nucleosides and nucleotides?
ribose (RNA) | deoxyribose (DNA)
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Xanthines are a group of ______ and are very common in nature (plant pigment, caffeine)
purines
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Nucleosides are:
A nitrogenous base plus a ribose/ deoxyribose
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The phosphorylation of a nucleoside forms:
nucleotide
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_____ _____ medicines are incorporated into HIV's RNA, causing ______ errors as the virus tries to reproduce
nucleoside analogs; translation
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What is used as a base for some of the most important molecules in the cell? (ATP, NADH, cAMP)
Adenosine
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cAMP stands for
cyclic adenosine monophosphate
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cAMP is a __________ molecule used in the cytoplasm that regulates a cell's _________ by stimulating energy use
messenger; metabolism
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cAMP is a modified ______ molecule that in higher concentration causes the cell's metabolism to _______
adenosine; increase
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Caffeine inhibits the enzyme _______, which breaks down cAMP, thus prevents cAMP from being degraded and keeps cellular activity higher
phosphodiesterase
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Linear, unbranched chains of bonded nucleotides (DNA or RNA) are called:
nucleic acid
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Nucleotides are bonded via:
Sugar-phosphate backbone
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Nucleotide bases in DNA and RNA:
DNA and RNA: Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine DNA only: Thymine RNA only: Uracil
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DNA/RNA pairing:
DNA: AT and GC RNA: AU and GC
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DNA molecules are attracted to their complementary pair by ________ ______
hydrogen bonding
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(T/F) RNA is a single-strand nucleic acid
TRUE
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DNA has one function:
Storage molecule for genetic data
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RNA is found in 3 distinct types
rRNA- ribosomal RNA tRNA- transfer RNA mRNA- messenger RNA
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___ and ____ are usually folded and hydrogen bonded; ____ exists as an open, un-bonded strand
rRNA and tRNA | mRNA
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Where are rRNA made?
cell nucleus
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Ribosome organelles are made in the nucleus, and are made out of:
half rRNA and half enzymatic protein | active site of ribosome is composed of rRNA
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mRNA is _________ from DNA in the nucleus, and is a sense copy (________) of one strand of DNA
transcribed; anti-sense
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mRNA carries the _______ code from the nucleus to the cell's manufactories as information packets called ________
protein; codons
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A single-strand nucleic acid, hundreds of nucleotides long:
mRNA
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A short nucleic acid, oddly folded, single strand of RNA bases
tRNA
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tRNA carries _____ ______ into the protein synthesis process in the _______
amino acids; ribosomes
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How many types of tRNA
20 (for the 20 a.a. used in human protein)
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The _________ is the 3-base portion of the chain of tRNA which matches up to the _____ on messenger rNA
anticodon; codon
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tRNA has two sites:
a.a. attachment site | anticodon site

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